vrijdag 31 december 2010
5 day total 245 - Month total 1833
So if all my calculations add up for the year I've run for a total of 21,906 minutes. Or 365 hours and 6 minutes. Or (almost) 1 hour and 1 second for every day of the year. It was (just) doable. I'm going to reduce the average by almost 50% in 2011 and go for 16 hours a month - 3 weeks of 4 hours followed by a recovery week of 2 hours. (Picked up this bit of training wisdom somewhere along the way.)
donderdag 30 december 2010
Running Fox, Rubbish Photo
85 min
Start 7.45
Out to the Eem where we saw a fox running across the fields. Luckily I'd just put Sil on the lead as she was having a firework panic
(why are there people letting off fireworks at dawn?). I wonder if foxes are bothered by the noise too and that's why we maybe saw him out in the open? Anyway, by the time I got my camera out the animal was a distant blur (see 2nd pic). Joep was very busy sniffing at the footprints but didn't actually work up enough energy to go in pursuit. He was much more laid back about the (distant) explosions too.
Start 7.45
Out to the Eem where we saw a fox running across the fields. Luckily I'd just put Sil on the lead as she was having a firework panic
(why are there people letting off fireworks at dawn?). I wonder if foxes are bothered by the noise too and that's why we maybe saw him out in the open? Anyway, by the time I got my camera out the animal was a distant blur (see 2nd pic). Joep was very busy sniffing at the footprints but didn't actually work up enough energy to go in pursuit. He was much more laid back about the (distant) explosions too.
woensdag 29 december 2010
Lange Jan
85min
Start 8.00
Was planning on going out to the Soesterduinen but saw a streak of pink in the sky so decided to head out to the river where the sky is more open as there was a promise of a visible sunrise. For the first time noticed that between the industrial buildings I could see the Lange Jan in the distance, the churchtower in the middle of Amersfoort.
Had to be careful on the streets as there are some places where the compacted snow is getting to the nigh-on-lethal stage but my 'winter tyre' shoes kept me upright.
Start 8.00
Was planning on going out to the Soesterduinen but saw a streak of pink in the sky so decided to head out to the river where the sky is more open as there was a promise of a visible sunrise. For the first time noticed that between the industrial buildings I could see the Lange Jan in the distance, the churchtower in the middle of Amersfoort.
Had to be careful on the streets as there are some places where the compacted snow is getting to the nigh-on-lethal stage but my 'winter tyre' shoes kept me upright.
maandag 27 december 2010
Old Snow
75 min
Start 14.00
Good steady run out to the Soesterduin and back via the Eng. Dogs busy carting sticks about. Had to be careful on some bits on the way back 
where the too well-trodden snow is getting compacted into ice. But the snow itself is good and crisp to run on in most places. Not really possible to try any speed as most of the time I'm just concentrating on putting my feet down safely but managed a bit of tempo with the dogs hitched on their leads on the uphill bit between the station and the Colonieweg.
Start 14.00
Good steady run out to the Soesterduin and back via the Eng. Dogs busy carting sticks about. Had to be careful on some bits on the way back 
where the too well-trodden snow is getting compacted into ice. But the snow itself is good and crisp to run on in most places. Not really possible to try any speed as most of the time I'm just concentrating on putting my feet down safely but managed a bit of tempo with the dogs hitched on their leads on the uphill bit between the station and the Colonieweg.
zondag 26 december 2010
Week total 419
Still 61 minutes ahead of schedule and only 5 running days till the end of the year. So 300-61=239 minutes. Less than 50 minutes a day on average and I'll have made it.
Boxing Day Mist and Sun
61 min
Start 9.00
Freezing mist over the snow with a sun lighting it up made for a good photogenic start to the run this morning.
First a circuit of the Eng and then along to pick up the other lead I´d left at Joep´s house before going out to the cycle bridge and back.
Start 9.00
Freezing mist over the snow with a sun lighting it up made for a good photogenic start to the run this morning.
First a circuit of the Eng and then along to pick up the other lead I´d left at Joep´s house before going out to the cycle bridge and back.
zaterdag 25 december 2010
Christmas Run
93 min
Start 8.30
Got out to Soesterduin early before the hordes of sledging bairns took over the place.
Crossed over the road to the other side of the woods for a short circuit there before racing back with AC/DC setting a good pace on the occasional downhill bits.
Start 8.30
Got out to Soesterduin early before the hordes of sledging bairns took over the place.
Crossed over the road to the other side of the woods for a short circuit there before racing back with AC/DC setting a good pace on the occasional downhill bits.
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